Vancouver Canucks vs. Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview, and Odds
The Vancouver Canucks will be on the road and take on the Colorado Avalanche at Amerant Bank Arena. Vancouver has a record of 37-13-6. Colorado has a record of 34-18-4. These teams faced each other once this season with Colorado winning the matchup. The puck drops at 9 PM EST.
Canucks On Back To Back
Vancouver is on the back end of a road back-to-back.
The offense has been very good for the Canucks this season. They scored three or more goals in seven of the last nine games. Vancouver ranks third in goals per game and 27 in shots per game. Elias Pettersson leads the team with 72 points. J.T. Miller has 70 points. Brock Boeser leads the team with 30 goals.
The defense has been above average and goaltending has been very good this season for the Canucks. They rank third in goals against per game and 10 in shots against per game. Thatcher Demko has a 30-10-1 record with 2.45 GAA and .918 SV%. Casey DeSmith has a record of 7-3-5 with a 2.74 GAA and .908 SV%. Quinn Hughes has 66 points. Hughes is first in the league among defensemen in points and assists.
Vancouver is first in the Pacific Division. They have a great offense and goaltending and their defense is above average. The Canucks have the kind of team that can make a deep playoff push.
Avalanche Coming Off Win
Colorado was a -265 favorite in their previous game and they defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 but failed to cover the -1.5-puck line. Jack Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon each scored a goal and had an assist. Bowen Byram had two assists. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 27 of 30 shots faced.
The offense has been very good for Colorado this season. The Avs scored three or more goals in seven of the last 10 games. They rank second in goals per game and ninth in shots per game. Nathan Mackinnon leads the team with 91 points. MacKinnon is second in the league in points and assists and is fifth in the league in goals. Mikko Rantanen has 70 points.
The defense has been good but goaltending has been below average for the Avalanche so far this season. The team ranks 20 in goals against per game and ninth in shots against per game. Alexandar Georgiev has a 29-13-3 record with a 2.94 GAA and a .898 SV%. Cale Makar has 60 points.
Colorado is second in the Central Division and is poised to make a deep playoff push. They have a very good offense and defense but can benefit from better goaltending.
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Vancouver is on the back end of a road back-to-back and will be fatigued in this contest, against a very good Colorado team. The offense has been very good for Colorado this season. The Avs scored three or more goals in seven of the last 10 games. They rank secoond in goals per game and ninth in shots per game. Nathan Mackinnon leads the team with 91 points. MacKinnon is second in the league in points and assists and is fifth in the league in goals. Colorado will take advantage of Vancouver being on the back end of a road back-to-back. The Avs will win this contest.
Take Colorado on the money line.
Prediction: Colorado Avalanche (-150)
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Both teams have been superb on offense this season. Colorado ranks second in goals per game and ninth in shots per game. The Avs scored three or more goals in seven of the last 10 games. Nathan Mackinnon leads the team with 91 points. MacKinnon is second in the league in points and assists and is fifth in the league in goals. Vancouver ranks third in goals per game. They scored three or more goals in eight of the last 10 games. Elias Pettersson leads the team with 72 points. J.T. Miller has 70 points. This will be a higher-scoring game and the over will hit.
Take the over, 6.5 goals.
Prediction: Over 6.5
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